Before you go

Pack everything. And by everything, we mean pack for every type of weather. It’s forecast to rain on Friday, but then wellies are truly horrible if it’s hot and sunny.

Buy a proper tent. Trust us, if you’re going to camp in the rain then you’ll want something waterproof. Yes, they’re expensive and no you probably won’t want to leave them behind, but that’s very naughty anyway so get a good one on offer if you have to. Milletts have a good sale on if you’re quick, as do Halfords, and there’s always Tescos.

Pack a spare pair of pants and socks for each day you’ll be camping, so that you can change when you get back to your tent.

…and decent wet wipes that won’t fall apart as soon as they come into contact with human skin.

Get in the mood by tuning in to Worthy FM, the Glastonbury radio station, which goes live on Monday 22nd June.

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Getting there: public transport

Buy your train ticket NOW. The best station to travel in to is Castle Cary, where a shuttle bus will take you to the campsite, or get the train to Bristol and get a bus from there.

Consider going by coach which, if you live in one of the 80 locations that National Express pick up from, is the easiest way to get to the festival site.

Getting there: car

Choose a route along the A303 and then the A37 and you could save yourself a few hours’ queuing time.

Get there at an unusual time. The busiest time to arrive by car is between 10am and 2pm on Wednesday – get there earlier than that to get a good camping spot.

Use the nearest entrance to the side you want to park at. Trying to go round the site just means you’ll spend quality tent-putting-up time sat in a queue.

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Other useful stuff while you're there

Pitch your tent on a hill behind the family fields to avoid heavy traffic and the smelliest toilets. Camp on a hill in case it rains.

Gaffer tape any holes in your tent – again, it will make all the difference if it rains.

Charge your phone at the Charging Bull, a mobile phone recharging point and 4G wifi hotspot from EE, where you can swap an empty charging bar for a juiced-up one.

Use the toilets as far away from the path as possible.

Don’t try to pack too much into your day: pick a few acts you definitely want to see, and make time for wandering about as well so you can explore the other sides to Glastonbury that have nothing to do with music.

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Leaving on Monday

Leave between 1am and 7am on Monday morning. Yes, this means getting up and yes, it also means staying sober on Sunday. But you’ll thank us when you’re climbing into bed on Monday morning rather than sitting in a queue on an A road.

Save some food and (non-alcoholic) drink for the way home. Don’t we sound like your mum? No, seriously – some of you will be hungover, and all of you will be thirsty.

Choose your route carefully. The experts recommend heading south on the A37 to the A303 and then east to the A34 for the Midlands and North, or onto the M3 for London.

Or use the A361 towards Frome and then the A350 towards Swindon to get to the M4; from there pick up routes to the Midlands, North and East.